Browse photos from theatre in Chicago including opening nights, red carpets, production shots, concerts & special events.
The newly merged Third Coast Symphony will perform at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, featuring pianist Jeremy Vigil, a world premiere by Kareem Roustom, and a James Bond-themed holiday concert with vocalist Cheryl Wilson.
Michelle Duffy and James Earl Jones II will co-host the Joseph Jefferson Awards for Equity Theater, honoring more than 200 artists under the artistic direction of Ray Frewen.
Kokandy Productions' revival of JEKYLL & HYDE continues its Broadway In Chicago engagement at the Broadway Playhouse, with select discounted seats available for a limited window of performances.
PlayMakers Laboratory will present That's Weird, Grandma's 25th Birthday at Chicago's Neo-Futurist Theater, marking 25 years of the sketch comedy show adapted from stories written by kids and performed by adults.
Instrumental Theatre Company will stage the world premiere of Annika Andersson's THE TRICK OF THREES, a genre-bending play with music set at the LFC Center for the Arts in Chicago.
About Face Theatre and Raven Theatre have announced casting for the Chicago premiere of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning musical A STRANGE LOOP, directed by Mikael Burke at the Johnson Stage.
MANIA: The ABBA Tribute has announced full principal casting for its 2026/2027 US National Tour, which will open October 9, 2026, at the Orpheum Theatre in Wichita, Kansas.
Fareed Haque will lead Mandala Arts' RED LINE JAZZ FESTIVAL at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago, closing out a five-month public arts initiative with music and dance.
Manual Cinema will bring its handmade stage productions FRANKENSTEIN and Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol back to Chicago's Studebaker Theater, following the company's film premieres at the Obama Presidential Center Museum.
Fat Theatre Project will present two new solo pieces, Closing Arguments and Thick Thighs Ride the Red Line at the Elgin Fringe Festival this fall.
Kokandy Productions is celebrating Stephen Sondheim with a revival of Sunday in the Park with George, playing now in the Chopin Downstairs Studio, 1543 W.
UIS Performing Arts Center has added two Ground Floor Productions and the Central Illinois Playwrights Collaborative Ten-Minute Festival to its Studio Theatre lineup, with open auditions planned for all three.
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’ has announced the cast and creative team for the final production in its 2026 season, William Shakespeare’s King Lear, directed by Alison Dornheggen and fight choreography by Jess Pennachio.
The North American tour of CLUE will open its third season at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles September 8-12, 2026, before visiting Memphis, St.
BrightSide Theatre announced its cast and creative team for THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL, with Scott Kelley and Samantha Keret leading as Gomez and Morticia at Meiley-Swallow Hall in Naperville.
Write Club Chicago will launch its 17th season at Gman Tavern in Chicago's Lakeview East neighborhood, with additional bouts announced for the remainder of the year.
Grimmoire Productions will present an immersive Regency-inspired dance event at Lord's Park Pavilion in Elgin, featuring period dancing, costumed performers, and an interactive storyline for guests of all experience levels.
The League of Chicago Theatres will bring back its Tickets for a 20 promotion, offering $20 tickets to select Chicago-area productions through Hot Tix using a discount code.
YIPPIEFEST will present three days of theater, performance and off-beat acts at Cornservatory in Chicago, with proceeds benefiting Howard Brown Health, Deborah's Place and Northwestern Settlement Food Pantry.
Trap Door Theatre will open its 33rd season with the U.
Hedwig Dances will present excerpts of MOON STUDIES and META | MOR | PHOS by Artistic Director Jan Bartoszek at Navy Pier's Chicago LIVE! event on the East Stage, free and open to the public.
See photos from Jackalope Theatre Company's 17th Annual Living Newspaper Festival, now playing through August 24 at the Broadway Armory in Chicago.
Theater Wit will present the Chicago premiere of Tim Venable's ADOLESCENT SALVATION, directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos, featuring Jordan Levene, Piper Jean Bailey and Brandon Acosta.
VAPE! THE GREASE PARODY, an Off-Broadway parody of Grease, is now playing at Chicago's Apollo Theater.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced a 14-actor company that will perform both THE WINTER'S TALE and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM in repertory at the Courtyard Theater, directed by Edward Hall.
WGN personality Ana Belaval will perform a stand-up comedy show at the MAC, offering audiences an evening of live comedy from the broadcaster-turned-comedian.
The Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition winners will perform Bartók's String Quartet No.
Barb Bailey will lead a live television pilot taping combining music, stories and audience participation at Chicago's Gateway Lounge Theater inside the Copernicus Center.
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre named Joseph C.
Contemporary dance company Winifred Haun & Dancers has revealed its 2026–2027 performance season, featuring world premieres, celebrated repertory, new work by Chicago area choreographers, and more.
Saint Sebastian Players will present a season featuring A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, NEXT FALL and THE FOREIGNER at its St.
Five storytellers will share personal accounts of family, friendship, and work life at The Art Center Highland Park, including a reporter's early days at the City News Bureau of Chicago.
The online international competition will welcome violinists ages 7 to 28 in Young Artist and Senior Artist divisions, with cash prizes and a global virtual stage for participants.
THE BOOK OF MORMON will play one performance at the UIS Performing Arts Center in Springfield on February 10, 2027, with single tickets going on sale to the public August 21.
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company will present a panel on mid-sized Chicago theatres, featuring artistic leaders from Remy Bumppo, A Red Orchid, Teatro Vista and About Face at Theater Wit.
The Joffrey Ballet will open its season with the Chicago premiere of John Neumeier's LILIOM, performed at the Lyric Opera House with a live 16-piece jazz band and orchestra.
Single tickets for the 10th anniversary tour of WAITRESS went on sale for its run at Broadway In Chicago's James M.
The League of Chicago Theatres will honor Luther Goins, Ellen Placey Wadey and Ron OJ Parson at its annual benefit gala at City Hall – Recess, with proceeds supporting member theatre companies.
Shattered Globe Theatre's new season under Producing Artistic Director Ian Frank will include Midwest premieres of VLADIMIR and THE WATERFALL alongside BRACE BRACE at Theater Wit in Chicago.
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Fleetwood Max Raue Center For The Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Mean Girls Paramount Theatre (8/26-10/11) |
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Rotary Rocks The Raue: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash Raue Center For The Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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The Dave Matthews Tribute Band Raue Center For The Arts (9/25-9/25) |
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Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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The Beautiful Game In Concert Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (8/31-8/31) |
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for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf eta Creative Arts Foundation (8/01-8/30) |
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Rock Of Ages CIRCA 21 Dinner Playhouse (9/16-11/07) |
